Alexander to Actium : the historical evolution of the Hellenistic age
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- 1990
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- Greece History Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C, Greece History, B.C.323-A.D.323, Mediterranean Region History To 476, Grèce -- 323-146 av. J.-C. (Époque hellénistique), Grèce -- 323-281 av. J.C. (Domination macédonienne), Geschichte 323 v. Chr.-146 v. Chr, Greece History 281-146 B.C, Hellenism, Alexandre III (roi de Macédoine, 0356-0323 av. J.-C.), Hellénisme, Hellenismus, Geschichte, Civilisation hellénistique, Kultur, Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 476, Greece -- History -- 281-146 B.C, Greece -- History -- Macedonian Hegemony, 323-281 B.C, Grèce -- Histoire -- 323-281 av. J.-C. (Ère macédonienne), Méditerranée, Région de la -- Histoire, Greece, Grèce -- Histoire -- 281-146 av. J.-C, Griechenland Altertum, Mediterranean Region, Royaumes hellénistiques, Hellenistische Staaten, Alexandre III (roi de Macedoine, 0356-0323 av. J.-C.), Hellenisme, Civilisation hellenistique, Mediterranee, Region de la -- Histoire, Grece -- Histoire -- 323-281 av. J.-C. (Ere macedonienne), Grece -- Histoire -- 281-146 av. J.-C, Royaumes hellenistiques, Grece -- 323-146 av. J.-C. (Epoque hellenistique), Grece -- 323-281 av. J.C. (Domination macedonienne)
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- Berkeley : University of California Press
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xxiii, 970 pages : 26 cm
The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B.C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. In this monumental work, Peter Green--noted scholar, writer, and critic--breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. He instead treats these successor kingdoms as a single, evolving, interrelated continuum. The result clarifies the political picture as never before. With the help of over 200 illustrations, Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development, from mathematics to medicine, from philosophy to religion, from literature to the visual arts. Green offers a particularly trenchant analysis of what has been seen as the conscious dissemination in the East of Hellenistic culture, and finds it largely a myth fueled by Victorian scholars seeking justification for a no longer morally respectable imperialism. His work leaves us with a final impression of the Hellenistic Age as a world with haunting and disturbing resemblances to our own. This lively, personal survey of a period as colorful as it is complex will fascinate the general reader no less than students and scholars
"A Centennial book"--Page before ser. title page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 909-928) and index
Alexander's funeral games, 323-276 B.C. -- The zenith century, 276-222 B.C. -- Phalanx and legion, 221-168 B.C. -- The breaking of nations, 167-116 B.C. -- Rome triumphant, 116-30 B.C
The Hellenistic Age, the three extraordinary centuries from the death of Alexander in 323 B.C. to Octavian's final defeat of Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, has offered a rich and variegated field of exploration for historians, philosophers, economists, and literary critics. Yet few scholars have attempted the daunting task of seeing the period whole, of refracting its achievements and reception through the lens of a single critical mind. Alexander to Actium was conceived and written to fill that gap. In this monumental work, Peter Green--noted scholar, writer, and critic--breaks with the traditional practice of dividing the Hellenistic world into discrete, repetitious studies of Seleucids, Ptolemies, Antigonids, and Attalids. He instead treats these successor kingdoms as a single, evolving, interrelated continuum. The result clarifies the political picture as never before. With the help of over 200 illustrations, Green surveys every significant aspect of Hellenistic cultural development, from mathematics to medicine, from philosophy to religion, from literature to the visual arts. Green offers a particularly trenchant analysis of what has been seen as the conscious dissemination in the East of Hellenistic culture, and finds it largely a myth fueled by Victorian scholars seeking justification for a no longer morally respectable imperialism. His work leaves us with a final impression of the Hellenistic Age as a world with haunting and disturbing resemblances to our own. This lively, personal survey of a period as colorful as it is complex will fascinate the general reader no less than students and scholars
"A Centennial book"--Page before ser. title page
Includes bibliographical references (pages 909-928) and index
Alexander's funeral games, 323-276 B.C. -- The zenith century, 276-222 B.C. -- Phalanx and legion, 221-168 B.C. -- The breaking of nations, 167-116 B.C. -- Rome triumphant, 116-30 B.C
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